FIDE World Cup 2023 Round 2 Day 1: A lot of draws as top seeds enter the race
The second round of the World Cup saw the world chess elite enter the field. While a lot of the favourites won, many of them – in both the Open and the Women’s tournament – were held to a draw The world’s strongest chess players played their first game in the World Cup today, as […]
Second FIDE Council Meeting of 2023 took place in Baku
The second FIDE Council Meeting of 2023 took place in Baku on August 1, 2023, alongside the World Cup. The meeting adopted a hybrid format, allowing the Council members to attend through Zoom. As usual, the meeting started with the reports of the FIDE President, Treasurer, followed by updates to the chess calendar. Discussions centred on […]
3rd Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners: Registration continues
FIDE will host the third Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners, scheduled for October 11-13, 2023. The project, aimed at introducing chess as a tool for education and social inclusion in prisons of different countries, is open for teams made of 4 players. The competition is held in three categories – men’s, women’s and juvenile correctional […]
FIDE August 2023 rating list: Gukesh, Le Quang Liem and Praggnanandhaa reach career-high
The top 10 saw no significant changes this past month, but there were shifts in the women’s top 10 due to the FIDE Women’s World Championship match. Ironically, the winner of the 2023 Dutch Championship, Anish Giri, dropped six points, but it did not affect his position in the top 10 Open. Gukesh D keeps climbing in […]